Business Insider's 20 Hottest Startups From Israel In 2014

Israel is a 65-year-old country of about 8 million people that is home to between 4,000 and 5,000 startups. It is second only to Silicon Valley as a hub of tech innovation, writes Business Insider.

As Israel's tech industry matures, it has, so far, produced 68 public companies traded on Nasdaq. It has also increasingly attracted investment by venture capitalists worldwide. And it's hottest companies have been a big target of acquisitions, particularly by big U.S. tech companie.

Business Insider has compiled this list by asking people in the Israeli tech scene to name the buzzy, hot companies they are watching.

SOme of the names on the list are Bizzabo, CyberArk, Celeno Communications, and Kaiima.